A profane proposal

10 years ago, Down To Earth reported on the state of sacred groves in India (see: Down To Earth, January 31, 1994). Patches of forest protected …

Union Cabinet approves amendments in Wildlife (Protection) Act

Makes consultation with gram sabhas mandatory for notifying wildlife sanctuaries and national parks

Zooming in

A photographer tries to educate Delhi about how important is the Western Ghats to India

Swamphen vanishing from Bakhira lake

Update

Tiger trouble - balancing act gone awry

BIG CAT CONUNDRUM

The tiger occupies a hallowed seat in India. Ecologists believe that millions of small ecological processes live out their routine lives under …

Pricing forests: Net present value assessed

Committee submits report on net present value

Power projects fragment Western Ghats

Gaps galore

BRANCHING OUT: JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT IN INDIA Nalini Sundar et al • Oxford University Press • New Delhi • 2001 • 289pp

Privilege motion against forest secretary

Compromised!

Tiger reserve security in Karnataka

Forest commission report on forest rights bill validates government's stand

Forest commission fails to innovate

Tigers and tribals

Protecting 30% of Earth’s surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

Protecting forests and grasslands can help slow climate change by promoting carbon storage in soil and plants

Nowhere to go

What happens to living beings when climate change threatens even national parks and nature reserves

Court gets tough on temporary mining permits

World’s protected areas do not safeguard biodiversity

New study suggests nations will have to go for a paradigm shift they are serious about protecting wildlife

NEEDED: A WAKE-UP CALL

Foresters need to throw away their blinkers. Scientists need to prioritise areas of research

TRAMPLED DESTINIES

What happens if conservation is based on half-baked knowledge? Ask a person rendered homeless by wildlife managers "No conservation strategy …

WORKING IN ISOLATION

A mutual lack of trust and understanding between forest officials and wildlife scientists may be responsible for the mismanagement of India's …

CONSERVATION TO DEATH

Misguided conservation efforts are leading to depletion of biodiversity and exploitation of poor people

Wild and kicking

One place in India where wild animals prosper

Oil company seeks legal nod to barge into marine park

How can one conserve a wildlife sanctuary better? By flagrantly trespassing on one part of it. Then picking up the tab for planting trees on …

The vanishing lakes

There is more water than land in north Bihar. The rivers that ramble down from the Himalaya feed numerous depressions scattered all over the …